In the movie “Glory”, it took place during the American Civil War. It talked about how Colonel Shaw was the one of the first to lead an all African American troop. He was to lead them, and train them to be ready to fight in combat. Even though many didn’t like the idea, Shaw took the initiative forward. He wasn’t judging them for the color of the skin but by the type of adroitness that they were able to acquire in fighting in the Civil War. Throughout the whole movie all of the white officials didn’t want to accept that an all-black regiments were able to fight during the war causing many disruptions. They theorize that it was inappropriate for them to fight, because they were seen as subordinate and weren’t up to the specifications that the …show more content…
whites had. They believed that they shouldn’t be avowed to be called a sergeant because it showed disrespect towards the white officials. Their standards weren’t for the colored and they didn’t want them to be labeled as a protagonist to the white Americans. This caused many tensions between the white and the black regiment group, allowing them to always dispute in every scene. They didn’t put their differences aside even though they were fighting for the same team. Later on, people came around to show that they sanctioned them into the war as equal men and showed hostility towards them. They showed improvement in each other’s relationship as a whole and we're able to fight for freedom against the other team. In the movie when they first recruited the African American troop many of the white troops didn’t like it or even be associated with them. Especially the people who were in charge of all the necessities to offer the troops. They believed that only the white should have the necessary tools to fight. The African American soldiers worked day and night to be put into training in order to fight. Unfortunately, they were never furnished with the proper paraphilia. They wouldn’t have the proper clothes or shoes in other to be efficient. One night Trip decided he would go out and look for the lady that gave a pair of shoes and a nice meal to all the men no matter what color. In doing this he wanted others to come with him, but they were too aghast that the officials might think they are running away so they didn’t go. Trip went and was caught by one of the officers vindicating that he saw him trying to escape. This caused for him to be flogged in the morning in front of the whole black regiment group. Although, many of the black soldiers suffered in agonizing misery due to the small shoe sizes, they still managed to keep going. After the flogging Shaw saw that Trip had many blisters due to the size of his shoes. So the black regiment officers named John Rawlins told him that it was essential to get new pairs of shoes because they couldn’t keep going if they weren’t provided with the right equipment. Shaw was able to get them the stuff they needed because he demanded that they give them the proper supplies in order to get things done. In the scene, he started to throw all the stuff across the store and demanding to know why they were withholding the stuff from them. He pointed out that they both are fighting for the same team and should be treated equal. The guy looked at him and knew he was doing wrong, so he decided to follow Shaw’s orders. He knew that he shouldn’t judge someone by the color of the skin plus he didn’t want to counteract with the Colonel’s orders. This caused the soldiers to feel superb about their position in the group in having the proper gear. Their deliberation on the African American changed throughout the entire movie. They were very meticulous with all that they did after that. They astonished others by showing growth and not diminishing their faith and beliefs. They seem to have shown remorse towards them in everything that they needed. In the scene where Private Trip was being flogged Colonel Shaw showed that he needed to be punished for his actions. During that scene, Shaw didn’t want to do it and was hesitant, but he still gave the order to go on with it. He was being whipped because he was caught leaving camp in pursuit for a pair of shoes. The only reason that he was caught was because he wasn’t as scrupulous. He went away to search for a cabin that provided a meal and extra stuff for the slaves that needed new materials. Later, after the flogging of Private Trip he felt guilt-ridden, and took care of him by checking up on him. He later found out that he was indeed only looking for shoes. He was exasperate that they didn’t have anything just because they were African American. He went to the officer and fought for their right to have the same equal stuff as everyone else. He wanted to create a safe environment and gain the regiments certitude so they can follow him as a dignitary. He saw that he needed to inaugurate that he wasn’t the bad guy here, and wanted his men to do well in combat. Shaw went from cold hearted to kind hearted. He opened up his mind and saw that having contention between each other, because of skin color wasn’t going to win them the war against the other side. He knew that they shouldn’t have conflict with one another besides fighting the other side. He believed that this will create a whole new seeing for the black regiment and remained a good officer to them. He changed his heed about them as did others. After the flogging of Trip and everyone receiving their new pair of shoes it was finally pay day. Colonel Shaw received a letter from the war department notifying them that the African American soldiers will not reap the pay that they were promised but in fact less. They were promised $13 dollars at the beginning of the recruitment and they were only offered $10 dollars after that, because they were African Americans. The war department didn’t allow them to pay them that much because they saw them as incompetent. Once Shaw learned of the news he knew that it wasn’t fair and he thought about their families and told them to notify that they are going to protest later on. He wanted to know why they didn’t allow him to pay his black regiment group the same amount of money to them as much as him. Private Trip didn’t like that notion, and started a protest, creating a retaliation against them. He said that all the black people shouldn’t let them be controlled by the white folk and shouldn’t take the “Slave Pay”. So other people followed him and let the others who would accept lower pay go forward and call them “slaves”. This was causing the uprising of the slaves to be given better income to provide for their families. After doing this many of the soldiers ripped up their pay checks and were going on strike. Colonel Shaw was alarmed in seeing them fight, and put a stop to it by shooting into the air. He didn’t let it get out of hand and said to listen to him that he would find a solution to the problem. He wasn’t reluctant to the actions that he made knowing that having all of the same pay for everyone is fair. He said if they didn’t take the pay he wouldn’t either due to the unfairness of being a different color. This created a ligature between the black regiment and Shaw because they saw him not take the pay and they put so much certainty into him. Shaw’s thoughts on the pay were good and he knew right from wrong. He was more open about equableness now. He was sure that they would be better off with not having race separate their chances of conquering the Civil War. He said that they wouldn’t discriminate against racial facts or states, and they are just here to fight in the war. He maintained and established trust with them by showing them that they are as equal as can be. Nothing was stopping him and he was able to let things go down without things going out of hands. The black regiment crew received a disclosure from Colonel Shaw that he had gotten them the position to confront in the war, and be one of the first teams to put down the other team. Shaw saw that they had character, and we're able to be the first regiment to lead at Fort Wagner. He said that the first group to go in needed to be very skilled and ready to go. Colonel Shaw saw that his team was ready, and talked to the officer about it. In the officers okaying he said to not let them down. One of the higher officers said that they needed a group that would kill some of the opposing side members before the rest of the group could come in. So some of the other crew members could just help kill the rest later. A few minutes later, John Rawlins hosted a meeting causing everyone to speak their thoughts. In the religious meeting the night before Fort Wagner, they sang around the campfire and thanked the Lord for the opportunity that they were given. They finally knew that it was their time to die for their country and not die in vain. They asked for protection and are blithesome that they are able to show that they are as good as the white man. They are so and proud of the opportunity that was given to them for being able to fight the enemy. The commander saw that Shaw had a lot of trust in them so he allowed them to fight. Many of the other officials followed in Shaw’s footsteps. This helped change how everyone else in the camp saw them. The other white officers finally showed some reverence towards them. They finally started to see them as people and not a specific color or as an African American slave. They saw the foreseen future and knew that they would be a wonderful thing together. Throughout the whole movie “Glory”, it was about how a black regiment and its white officers challenge history, racism and the fortune of war.
It is a story between black and white men who learned and grew together. They all learned that they shouldn’t acquiesce differences to stop them and that they should all be treated equally, because they are going to fight for the same thing “Freedom”. The death of Colonel Shaw allowed them to join forces between white and black allowing them to take charge and fight for him. During the fight against the other soldiers at Fort Wagner some of the other officers saw that the all black regiment knew how to take charge when Colonel Shaw. They showed all their potential towards the fight so Shaw’s death wouldn’t be in vain. Everyone in the movie ended up changing their thoughts on the black regiment crew and were grateful for their service to America. This opened up their minds and created a lot of consignees for the African American. After the war was done all the officers knew that the black regiment was one of the most important groups that they needed to actually win the war. They didn’t allow differences between each other near the end because even they knew that it was dumb in fighting just because of the color of your skin. Later on at the end they weren’t so oblivious to obtaining black troops into the war. They have created a new way that we will scrutinize the people of color later on in the future. They showed us the empowerment that we have as a whole and change a
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Col. Robert Gould Shaw “It is a great pleasure to see you all here today. It is my hope that the same courage, spirit, and honor, which has brought us together, will one day restore this Union. May God bless us all.” Col. Shaw had hope that he would lead his regiment to victory. The movie Glory is a dramatic representation of the Civil Wa. Col. Shaw is tasked with the job of training the first African-American regiment for war. The men went through intense training fortunately when the men went to battle they proved themselves victorious. Thomas faces many challenges with other, society, and themselves.
Robert Gould Shaw was a son of wealthy Boston abolitionists. At 23 he enlisted to fight in the war between the states. The movie opens by Robert reading one of many letters he writes home. He is captain of 100 Union soldiers most of whom are older than himself. He speaks of the spirit of his men and how they are enthusiastic about fighting for their country just like the men in The Revolutionary war only this time they were fighting to give blacks freedom and to live in a United country where all can speak and live freely.
During the regiment’s training period a message arrived at the camp. This message was a warning that all blacks found by confederates would be put to death, as well as their commanding officers. As a result of this warning Colonel Shaw was accepting any soldier’s resignations on the following morning. That morning Shaw was not expecting to see very many soldiers remaining, but to his surprise most all of the men were still there. With this act the men illustrated great bravery, and a willingness to take a stand for their beliefs.
Black soldiers were among the bravest of those fighting in the Civil War. Both free Blacks in the Union army and escaped slaves from the South rushed to fight for their freedom and they fought with distinction in many major Civil War battles. Many whites thought Blacks could not be soldiers. They were slaves. They were inferior. Many thought that if Blacks could fight in the war it would make them equal to whites and prove the theory of slavery was wrong. Even though Black soldiers had to face much discrimination during the Civil War, they were willing to fight to the death for their freedom. In the movie “Glory“ the director focused on the African Americans in the north that fought in the 54th regiment led by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw. During the time of the Civil War, the African Americans that fought in the 54th regiment were often treated unfairly but there were always nice people that backed them up.
For the beginning, in the middle and in the ending of the Civil War in the United States, the Black Americans were central as soldier and civilian. At first, people tried hard to get around this fact. Even President Abraham Lincoln administration sent Black volunteers home with an understanding that the war was a ''White man's war". The policy was eventually changed not because of humanitarianism but because of the Confederation's battlefield brilliance. The South brought the North to a realization that it was in a real brawl that it needed all the weapons it could lay hands on.
The Civil War was a huge turning point in American society. The Union had split and a full on war had been declared on the Confederacy by President Lincoln, who considered these Confederate states to be states in rebellion. One major change in the Union was the creation of the first colored regiment known as the 54th Massachusetts, led by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw. The movie Glory embodies what life was like for the soldiers and the development of their skills and personalities and the bonds between the commanding officers and the soldiers. The men start to learn what being a soldier is like and the movie reveals just how all the men handle every challenge or obstacle that’s thrown at them.
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